Legal Opinion
Hewes v. Abrams
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 5, 1989No. 89 Civ. 2679 (CSH)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
This action is now before the Court on plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(a) and defendants’ cross-motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6).
Facts
Plaintiff, who seeks the New York City mayoral nominations of both the Republican and Right to Life parties in the current election, challenges the constitutionality of that provision of the state’s election law governing access to the primary ballots. Election Law § 6-136(2).
The challenged provision reads as follows:
2. All…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jackson Dairy, Inc. v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rockefeller v. PowersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Rockefeller v. PowersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Perry v. JuddDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2012
- Henry Hewes v. Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New York, Intervenor-Appellee, New York City Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Rockefeller v. PowersDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1995
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